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A Multi-Institutional ePortfolio
Ed Klonoski, Executive Director
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Cathy Manly, Director of Distance Learning
Manchester Community College
NERCOMP Annual Conference, March 23, 2004
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Formation of CTDLC--1998
WWW.CTDLC.ORGMembers: 39 Higher Ed; 10 Affiliates
Why Build Collaborations?
Cost savings. Gains outweigh the pain. Capacity building for CTDLC. Builds trust. Participants learned to think and work
outside their institutional boundaries. The next idea/partnership gets easier.
Why Build an ePortfolio? ePortfolios are not:
Portals Content/course/learning management systems Virtual hard drives
ePortfolios are: Student “owned” space
• focused on student work, with student control
Places for reflection, assessment, publication
CTDLC-FIPSE ParticipantsPrivate 4-year institutions:Quinnipiac University Sacred Heart University
Teikyo Post UniversityPublic 4-year institutions:Charter Oak St. College University of ConnecticutPublic 2-year institutions:Capital CC Manchester CCNaugatuck Valley CC Northwestern CT CCThree Rivers CC Tunxis CC
FIPSE Projects
Build a collaborative ePortfolio platform for the 11 partners. Branded Flexible Assessment, Advising, Career Counseling
Build a technology assessment tool. Agree on a set of technology skills required
for incoming students.
Building a Multi-Institutional ePortfolio
2002 FIPSE Grant
Process: Critical Decisions Make it student-centered. Serve multiple purposes: outcomes, career
counseling, AND advising. Make language general (section headings).
Place emphasis on meta-cognition. Link out to institutional materials. Brand it institutionally. Recognize the development process value.
May re-evaluate build/buy later as market matures.
ePortfolio: Private Work; Invitation to view Guest Page
Workspace Biography Goals My Portfolios Advising Careers Institutional
Information
My Guest PageBiographical Info
NameEducation
HonorsPicture
My History PortfolioMy Year in Spain Portfolio
My Resume
Outcomes: My Portfolios
Individual Workwriting, visual, audio
with reflection
On Guest Page
Portfolio created by
student
Faculty
DepartmentPortfolio
Gen Ed Portfolio
FacultyPortfolio
Student ePortfolio Demo
Live Demo or Screenshot Demo
To View the ePortfolio
Interested in viewing the ePortfolio yourself and trying it out? Go to http://web.ctdlc.org/eportfolio/ Select Create an Account
Disclaimer: CTDLC makes no guarantee that information will be maintained on this demonstration site.
Lessons Learned
Need the ability to customize multiple views for different audiences.
Unexpected consequences: the tool will be re-purposed. Faculty adoption for personal uses, i.e.
promotion/tenure. Institutional adoption takes time….and
salesmanship.
Lessons Reinforced
Put students first. Collaboration is time consuming It requires upfront planning. The process makes the end product
stronger and creates ownership. Project Directors are key.
Q&A
Thank You! Ed Klonoski, CTDLC
[email protected] Cathy Manly, Manchester CC
More information about the projects:http://www.ctdlc.org/Evaluation/grants-FIPSE.html